Capo 2
Intro
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Verse
[C]I got my first real six string [G]- brought it at the five & dime
[C]Played it til my fingers bled [G]- was the summer of '69
[C]Me and some guys from school [G]had a band and we tried real hard
[C]Jimmy quit and Jody got married [G]- shoulda known we'd never get far
Chorus
[Am]Oh when I lo [G]ok back now - t [C]hat summer seemed to la [F]st for ever
[Am]And if I ha [G]d the choice - y [C]a I'd always wa [F]nna be there
[Am]Those were the [G]best days of my [C]life [G]
Verse
[C]Ain't no use complaining [G]- when ya gotta job to do
[C]Spent my evenings down at the drive in [G]- and that's when I met you - ya
Chorus
[Am]Standing on your Ma [G]mma's porch - y [C]ou told me that you'd wa [F]it forever
[Am]And when I he [G]ld your hand - I [C]knew that it was no [F]w or never
[Am]Those were the be [G]st days of my li [C]fe - [G]back in the summer of ' [C]69 [G]
Interlude
[D#]Man we were [Ab]killin' time
[A#]We were young and [Ab]reckless - we needed to unwind
[D#]I guess [Ab]nothing can last [A#]forever...
Instrumental
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Verse
[C]And now the times are changin'
[G]Look at everything that's come and gone
[C]Sometimes when I play my old six string
[G]I think about you wonder what went wrong
Chorus
[Am]Standing on your Ma [G]mma's porch - y [C]ou told me it'd la [F]st forever
[Am]And when I he [G]ld your hand - I [C]knew that it was no [F]w or never
[Am]Those were the [G]best days of my life - [C] [G]back in the summer of [C]'69 [G]
Outro
[C] [G]